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Three Stories and a Reflection

by Patrick Suskind · 1976

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From the author of Perfume, The Double Bass and The Pigeon, this collection of stories includes: Amnesia in Litteris, in which the author recounts how few of the books in his library he can remember; and Depth Wish, in which a promising young painter takes her notices too much to heart.

Setting
1970s1970sMore like thisLess of thisGermanyGermanyMore like thisLess of this
Subject
psychologypsychologyMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 87 pages
Form
short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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